Antioxidant Actions of Melatonin

Advances in Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue C, 1996, Pages 103-117

  Reiter, Russel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0013524059     PISSN: 10543589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3589(08)60981-3     Document Type: Article

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